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2naSalit

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15. I suppose...

Reply to dchill (Reply #13)

Sat May 6, 2023, 12:22 PM

May 2023

It is disproportionately large compared to his body and the heads of the others. I mean, his gut is bigger than his head in real life but not in this painting. For what it probably cost, one would think an error of that proportion would have been remedied.

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The Pow Wow [View all] Goonch May 2023 OP

I don't get it. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #1

Is Clarence's head REALLY that big? dchill May 2023 #2

It's a painting. Ellipsis May 2023 #4

I know. It seems money really can't buy everything. dchill May 2023 #5

Well... 2naSalit May 2023 #11

So. Surrealism, then? dchill May 2023 #13

I suppose... 2naSalit May 2023 #15

In other words, those billionaires got ripped off! dchill May 2023 #17

By bad art! 2naSalit May 2023 #18

It's all bad art if it doesn't have a swastika on it somewhere. dchill May 2023 #19

It does have... 2naSalit May 2023 #21

So many bad messages in one "work." dchill May 2023 #22

Entirely. 2naSalit May 2023 #23

Which would be worse - deliberate or blithely unaware? dchill May 2023 #24

Just using him. Joinfortmill May 2023 #3

... 2naSalit May 2023 #16

Pretty offensive use of the word Powwow. Cobalt Violet May 2023 #6

Yep. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #7

pow·wow: informal Goonch May 2023 #8

So why say powwow when there are clearly alternatives? Especially in front of the statue. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #9

Like "gaggle" ... dchill May 2023 #14

That is a racist erasure of what an actual Powwow is. Cobalt Violet May 2023 #25

I see your point nevertheless... Goonch May 2023 #26

Yes, it is. 2naSalit May 2023 #12

Very much so. H2O Man May 2023 #20

The world would be a much better place if a lightning bolt had Meadowoak May 2023 #10